LONDON, March 16, 2012 – King & Spalding’s concentrated efforts to expand its global offering are paying dividends, as evidenced by the latest results from Chambers Global. The 2012 edition of the prestigious guide again recognizes King & Spalding as one of the world’s preeminent international law firms, awarding 28 practice rankings to the firm. In addition, 43 King & Spalding lawyers earned 68 listings identifying them as leaders in their respective fields.
The firm obtained five new practice recognitions this year (Global-wide Projects; Asia Pacific Arbitration (International); Latin America-wide Projects; Singapore Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms); and Singapore Projects & Energy) and improved its rankings in five additional areas (Global-wide Projects & Energy: Oil & Gas; Europe-wide International Trade/ WTO; UAE Corporate/ Commercial; UAE Construction and UAE Real Estate). King & Spalding lawyers also earned 28 new individual listings, including the firm’s first appearances in the Russia, Singapore, United Kingdom and Venezuela sections.
Each year, Chambers researches the legal markets in more than 180 countries, identifying the leading law firms and practitioners worldwide through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients. Rankings are assessed based on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities valued by clients.
The firm and its lawyers received the following rankings in this year’s guide:
Global-wide
Arbitration (International) (Band 2)
- Doak Bishop (Band 1)
- Eric Schwartz (Band 2)
- John Bowman (Band 3)
- Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez (Band 4)
- James Castello (Band 4)
- Edward Kehoe (Band 4)
- John Savage (Band 4)
Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance (Band 2)
International Trade/WTO (Band 3)
Projects (Band 4)
Projects & Energy: Oil & Gas (Band 2)
Asia-Pacific Region
Arbitration (International) (Band 2)
Europe-wide
Arbitration (International)
Arbitration (International): Most In Demand Arbitrators
International Trade/WTO (Band 3)
Latin America-wide
International Arbitration (Band 1)
- Doak Bishop (Band 1)
- Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez (Band 2)
- Roberto J Aguirre Luzi (Band 5)
- Craig Miles (Band 5)
Projects (Band 4)
Middle East
Corporate/Commercial (Band 3)
Investment Funds (Band 1)
- Nabil Issa (Band 2)
- Benjamin R Newland (Band 2)
Islamic Finance (Band 2)
Projects & Energy (Band 3)
- Tim Burbury (Band 3)
- Leroy Levy (Band 3)
- Philip R Weems (Band 3)
France
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators
Germany
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel
India
Corporate/M&A (Experts Based Abroad) (Band 3)
Russia
Corporate/M&A (Experts Based Abroad)
Energy & Natural Resources
- Jennifer Josefson (Band 2)
Energy & Natural Resources (Foreign Experts)
- Jennifer Josefson (Leading Individual)
Saudi Arabia
Banking & Finance (Band 3)
Corporate/Commercial (Band 2)
Corporate/Commercial (Experts Based Abroad)
Singapore
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: International Firms (Band 2)
Projects & Energy (Foreign Experts)
- Daniel R Rogers (Leading Individual)
Projects & Energy: International Firms (Band 2)
- Daniel R Rogers (Band 2)
- Philip R Weems (Band 3)
Switzerland
International Trade/WTO (Band 2)
- Daniel C Crosby (Band 2)
- Jasper Wauters (Band 2)
UK
Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance
- Michael Rainey (Up and Coming)
Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts)
- John L Keffer (Leading Individual)
- Mark E Thompson (Leading Individual)
United Arab Emirates
Banking & Finance (Band 4)
Banking & Finance (Experts Based Abroad)
- Isam Salah (Leading Individual)
Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance
Capital Markets: Debt
Corporate/Commercial (Band 3)
Corporate/Commercial (Foreign Experts)
- Nabil Issa (Leading Individual)
Real Estate & Construction: Construction (Band 2)
Real Estate & Construction: Construction (Non-contentious)
Real Estate & Construction: Real Estate (Band 3)
USA
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance (Foreign Experts)
- Isam Salah (Leading Individual)
Capital Markets: REITs (Band 4)
Capital Markets: Securitisation
- Cameron Cowan (Senior Statesman)
Competition/Antitrust (Band 3)
Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts)
- Rahul Patel (Leading Individual)
Energy & Natural Resources (Experts Based Abroad)
- Jennifer Josefson (Leading Individual)
- Daniel R Rogers (Leading Individual)
Energy & Natural Resources (Foreign Experts)
- Vera de Brito de Gyarfas (Leading Individual)
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Band 3)
- Neil L Levy (Band 1)
- David Tewksbury (Band 4)
Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
International Trade (Band 2)
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- Christine Savage (Band 3)
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Joseph W Dorn (Band 1)
- Gilbert Kaplan (Band 3)
- Steven J Orava (Band 3)
Litigation: Trial Lawyers
- Ray Persons (Band 2)
- Chilton Davis Varner (Band 2)
Outsourcing
Projects
- Kenneth S Culotta (Band 3)
Projects (Foreign Experts)
- George E Crady (Leading Individual)
Projects: Oil & Gas (Band 3)
Venezuela
Energy & Natural Resources (Experts Based Abroad)
- Vera de Brito de Gyarfas (Leading Individual)
To read the full commentary from Chambers Global research, click here.
About King & Spalding
Celebrating more than 125 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 800 lawyers in 17 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality and dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. More information is available at www.kslaw.com.
